Changing transmission dynamics among migrant, indigenous and mining populations in a malaria hotspot in Northern Brazil: 2016 to 2020

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Erica Anne Wetzler, Paola Marchesini, Leopoldo Villegas, Sara Canavati
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2022
• Subjects: Cross-border malaria; Imported malaria; Key populations; High risk groups; Migrant populations; Indigenous groups; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Boa
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04141-6; https://doaj.org/article/9c7bdd1d935d433a913042ace48bd4a0

Abstract Background Roraima state is the northernmost state in Brazil and the primary border-crossing point between Brazil and Venezuela. The uncontrolled surge of malaria in Venezuela, coupled with mass migration of Venezuelans to neighbouring countries and the upward trend in informal mining in th...